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Oct. 23 1923.

D. W. DRISCOLL VARIABLE SPEED TRANSMISSION Original Filed Aug. 27, 1919 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 D. W. DRISCOLL VARIABLE SPEED TRANSMISSION Oct 23 1923. 1,471,993

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D. w. DRISCOLL VARIABLE SPEED TRANSMISSION Original Filed Aug. 27, 1919 5 Shoots-Sheet 5 awven-to'c fia/u'd 1411918002 Z Patented Oct. 23. 1923.

UNITED STATES DANIEL W. DRISCOLL, OF NEW YORK, N.

PANY, OF WILllIINGTON, DELAVJAEE, A CORPORATION OF DELAVTAEE.

IGNOR TO DRISCGLL 'PATENTS CODE- VARIABLE-SPEED TBAHISIWISSION.

Continuation of application Serial No. 320,300, filed August 27, 1919.

Serial No. 347,162.

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Be it knov-sn that I, DANIEL Dlusconn, a citizen of the U. S. A., residing at New York, N. Y., have invented new and useful Inmi'ovcments in Variable-Speed Transmissions, of which the following is a specification.

This invention involves a continuation and expanson or the fundamental idea which is the subject of my application No. 320.3!) iilcil Argust 27th, 1919, to the extent that the present invention comprises the embodiment of the invention, which is shown in said earlier application in single Itorn'i, in mul )le or compound form, and the present invention also connirises the making of certain improvements in said original invention, which permit both the simple form anl the compound form to be run at l'iigher speeds and with less vibration than would otherwise be possible. It also comprises the production oivariable speed mechanism and particularly one of the type of said carrier application, which is continuous in the power transmitted, instead of intermittent, and especially such a mechanism as dispenses with, or may dispense with, a fly-wheel or other momentum reservoir or regulating means.

My invention is capable of. embodiment in many different forms, and while I shall illustrate it by the best embodiment thereof known to me, such embodiment isto be regarded s only typical of many possible emhor'lime: s, and my invention is not to be confined thereto. Speaking more particu larly:

the invention oi my said earlier appli Hill on, a power member or power shaft pro duces an oscillatory movement of an impuller. which transmits motion to a driven member during that portion of its motion which is in the direction of travel of the dri an member, and there is necessarily a of periods when the impel er is not transmitting motion to the driven member, so that there must be m the variable speed mechanism, or in that which it is connected,

:1. part or parts having sufficient momentum the speed of the driven member periods of: inactivity ot the nnto seep up during lho i-Gllfil'.

One oi the objects of my present invention 155 to oroduce a variable saeed mech- This application filed December anism having an oscillating impeller, in whia-h the proportion of time during which the driven member is driven shall be in creased over that possible in my earlier invention; and as one good embodiment of such idea I have improved such earlier mechanism by compounding it, so that a phu'ality of impellers act at different times upon the driven member.

I have also desired to produce a variable speed mechanism, in which an oscillating impeller engages a driven member which shall be capable of continuously transmitting motion to the driven member; and as a good embodiment of this aspect of my ii. ent-ion l have not only compounded the mechanism shown in my earlier application, but have so synchronized the various impellers that the time when the second im peller shall engage the driven member beyond yielding shall be substantially co-in cident with the time when the first impeller (lisengagcs to the point of yielding; and to such ends 1 prefers. ly cause said impellers to begin to release and to engage, respectively, at overlapping times.

The compounding of the mechanism involving a single impeller, and especially compounding to the extent that the impelling effort is continuous, enables me to dispense to a greater or less extent with the fly-wheel or other momentum-regulating means of the earlier application for patent.

I have for convenience and simplicity embodied these various means and aspects o t my invention in a single mechanism, which, as stated, is a development of the simpler mechanism in my earlier application for patent, but I fully realize that they are capablc of widely different embodiments.

The embodiment hereindcscribed is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is longitudinal section of the device showing the cranks in vertical planes.

Fig. 2 is an end view, with the casing broken away to show the interior and showing the cranks at an angle of 60 from the vertical.

Fig. 3 is a section with parts omitted talzen along 33 in Fig. 1 showing the cranks at 60 from vertical but with the iulcrums of the oscillatory intermediaries at the mean position.

Fig. 4; is a section taken along 4& in Fig. 1 showing the parts in similar position as in the foregoing view.

Fig. 5 is a section taken along 5-5 in Fig. 1 showing the interior of the impeller group and the impulse imparting elements looking toward the right in that figure.

Fig. 6 is a similar View taken along 6-6 but looking to the left.

Fig. 7 is a Similar view taken along 7-7 looking to the right.

Fig. 8 is a similar view along 88 looking to the left.

Fig. 9 shows in perspective the standard 80 with the sliding block 70 therein with a top cap or bridge for tying the free ends of the standard together.

Fig. 10 shows a side elevation of the pin 71 adapted to pass through the block 70 and to which the levers 72 are secured.

Fig. 11 shows a section taken along 1l1l in Fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of oscillator 38.

Fig. 13 is a perspective view of oscillator 37 Figs. 14C and 15 show a modified form of connection between levers (30 and 61 and rock sleeves 34: and 27 respectively.

In that embodiment of my invention which I have chosen for the purpose of illustrating the invention in the accompanying drawings, the following elements or groups of elements occur in the following order, leading from the driving member to the driven member: The driving member, or power shaft, and the oscillator or oscillator driven thereby, a control or control group for adjusting the effective range of movement of the oscillator or oscillators, an impeller or impellers actuated by the oscillator or oscillators, and a driven element r group which is actuated by the impeller or impellers.

Power shaft group.

My mechanism is designed to transmit motion of any kind from a driving member of any kind to a driven member of any kind with the capacity for varying the extent of motion transmitted. In the present instance the driving member consists of a driving shaft forming a part of or connected to the shaft of a pime mover or other source of power, extending through the transmission housing 32 and supported by bearings 21, 22 and 23. This shaft is provided with cranks 24 and 25 and at its inner end carries a gear 26 keyed thereto.

Encireling the driving shaft 20 intermediate of its length within the transmission housing 32, is an oscillatable sleeve 27 having between it and the driving shaft a suitable bushing 28. At its forward end, this sleeve 27 is provided with a crank or arm 29 in which is carried a pin 30. Encircling this sleeve 27 is another bushing 33, similar to 28, and around that is another oscillatable sleeve 3%, having a crank or arm on its inner end in which is carried a pin 36.

Oscillator group.

In accordance with my invention, the motion of the driving member is transmitted to an oscillating member or group, which latter transmits motion to the part or parts by which the impellers are actuated, the oscillator or oscillators being so constructed that the proportion between the motion received and the motion transmitted can be varied by suitable control mechanism. in the present instance, the oscillator group comprises two levers 37 and 38, ach composed of two side members, 39 and so, which are preferably T-shaped in cross section for the purposes of strength, having opposing flat faces 41 and 4:2. These side members are connected together at one end by a bolt 43, nut 4A and thimble 45 and are integrally interconnected. to each other intermediate their ends by a laterally extending bridge 4-6.

The bridge etfi of the oscillator 37 terminates in a eup-shaped or hollow boss 47 adapted to fit into the transverse opening 80 in sliding block 70 (hereinafter described) wherein it is journalled, a brass or other liner or bushing being provided therearound.

The bridge 46 of the oscillator 38 terminates in a boss or bearing stud as of such size as to fit into the hollow interior or journal of the boss 47 on oscillator 37 and is adapted to be journalled therein with a brass liner or bushing 49 therearound. The oscillators 37 and 38 arethus both pivotally supported from the sliding block by having 37 journalled directly in the block and having 38 journalled in the hollow journal of 37.

In the upper part of the ose llutm-s 37 and 38 and sliding between the flat faces ll and 4-2 are blocks 50 and 5'1 iesiirctively adapted to be engaged by cranks 2s and 25 on the driving shaft 20. In the lower part of the os cillators 37 and 38 and sliding between the flat faces below the pivotal point of the os cillators are blocks 52 and 5st respectively, having pins and 58 journalled therein respectively. Pin 53 is carried by an arm 56 attached to a rock shaft 5. jou ualled at 58 from the base of the iousiug 32 andprovided with an arm 5, similar to 56, where by the arm 56, shaft 57 and arm 59 form a rocking unit which may be called It for conveying rocking or pivotal movement from oscillator 37.

The oscillators 37 and 38 could be to telescope down into pivoted cups ing a part of the rocker unit it if it in ade formis desired to lower the extreme height of the transmission casing" and to lessen the throw i the upper part of the oscillators to reduce possibility of vibration at high speeds of the oscillators.

Uomfrol group.

In. the illustrated embodiment oil: my invention the control group or mechanism for varying the prol'iortion 0i. motion received and transmitted by the oscillator or oscillators comprises a construction as follows:

A slidable bli ch 70 formed with two laterally extending bosses 71 accommodating on their free extremities bent levers T2 which levers abut at 73 and are pivoted at 74: on a shalt '75 supported irorn arm i6 fixed to a shaft 77 "which shaft is rotatable by a handle 78 enactingwith a quadrant T9. Hovement oi the luindle 78 moves the slnitt 77 and arm 76 as a unit, which in turn either raises or lowers the levers i2 and the block 70, the latter slidin between guides in standard 80 u 'istanding trom the bottom of the transmission housing: 32. This stand ard may be provided with a bearing l es the driving shaft if desired. 80" represents a transverse opening: through th block 70 from which the oscillatin evers 3'7 and 38 are pivotally supported. A pin Tl pass- .ing through the block '70 could be substituted for the bosses It may be a l. vented :lrom rotating by means of squared portions 71..

GO and (51 represent levers havin a couimon lixed pivot at (32 supported top of the hOUs'iiip; 252. These levers nenlarged hollow or heart-shapec central portion 63 to permit pivotal movement of these levers without interteung will the driving shait which passes through this enlarged hollow portion oi the levers. Th s enlarged portion 63 terminates downwardly into two opposed faces 64: and 65 between which in lever 60 a block 66 adapted to slide and between which in lever 61 a block 67 is adapted to slide. Block 66 has iour nalled therein pin oi"? crank 29, and block 6. has journalled in it. pin 36 of crank The lower extreniity of the lever carries a pin (38 which C(Hzl'lQCll to block in the lower extremity of can ator 3S and the lower end oi lever (ll carries a pin 69 in a block (39" which pivotally connects it to the arm 59 of the rocker unit l3.

Instead oi the arms. pins, and CO-fiCtlYlfI blocks in levers 60 and 61. the modification shown in Figs. 14 and 1.5 maybe used wherein sleeve 27 carries a gear 91 in lieu oi the crank 29 and sleeve 84; carries lieu of crank The levers GO and 61 are modified to each present a rack 93 with which gears 91. and 2 are levers 60 and 61 to rock their co-acting rocking sleeves 27 and at. This arrangement, however, has the advantage of: rendering it possible to change the ratio of movement between the lever and its sleeve.

Dm'oea shaft group.

As beiiore stated, the driven member or group can be of any desired construction and may have any desired motion. In the present instance, such member has a rotary movement and one which is unitorm. The illustrated construction is as follows:

The driven member is a shaft 82 journalled in bearings 83. At its forward end, the shaft is encircled by a coupling 84 having an internal gear 85 which may be made to mesh with gear 26 on the driving shaft 20 by means of a control handle 87 (or foot pedal) and its usual yoke 88 to directly connect the driving shaft 20 to the driven shaft 82.

Of course, it is entirely within the spirit or this invention to add any suitable reverse mechanism between the drive and driven shafts. in addition to the forward transmission hereinhctore described.

Impeller group.

he other features of my invention can be used to transmit motion to the driven member through impellers o1 various construction. In the present embodiment of my invention, the impeller group is constructed as follows:

The impeller arn'zs 29 and 35 are spliced upon impeller operating sleeves 27 and 3st. The sleeve 34; has keyed upon it two eccentrics 102 and 103 which are positioned. 180 apart. Upon each eccentric is mounted an impeller 106 and 107 respectively, with a series of rollers or other anti-ir'ction means and 105 interposed between the eccen tries and their impellers.

The impellers cooperate with and drive a rotatable part. They impinge upon the preferably internal cylindrical surface of a drum which in the present instance is indicated at 120. The impellers engage the internal cylindrical sir; .ce oi? the drum by a working face which is a counter-part of a portion. of said surface. the said working lace preferably being; of the same radius as the said cylindrical surface. The impellers may be termed impeller shoes due to the fact that in cross section they are substantially T-shaped, with the head of the T contactwith the rotatable part to be driven. Therefore. when I refer hereinafter to an impeller shoe I mean an impeller whose head or surface contacting with the driven element is thicker than the body portion of the impeller proper.

When an eccentric is oscillated by its impeller arm, it first presses the working face of the impeller outwardly a 'ainst the internal surface 01 the drum until the said surfaces are grip ed together and then continued movement of the eccentric carries the impeller and drum with it in rotary motion.

At the start of said operation by the eccentric it is desirable to prevent the impeller from rotating with the eccentric, in order that the impel er may be thrust outwardly to grip tie drum. iJhen the eccentric has begun its return movement and has relieved its pressure on the impeller face, it is desirable to stop the impeller ttroin travelling with the drum and to return it to its initial position. Such control of the impeller is effected by the tollowing means: A plate is mounted on the sleeve and carries a pin or pins 101 which project into slots 11'? and 112 respectively formed in the impellers 106 and 107. The pin or pins 101 have a fixed relation to the eccentric when the driven shaft is being driven forward. The parts are so related that, when the drum is to be driven forward, the impeller face 118 will under the influence oi"? the pins 101 be on the iiorward side of the highest point of its eccentric when such face is retracted. The result is that when the eccentric starts on its "forward oscillation it will first build up under the impeller and force its working face outward against the d" .m and will then carry the impeller and drum "Forward until the eccentric begins to slow down ready to begin its reverse oscillation. The impeller will tend to go forward with the drum,v which will cause it to slide downhill on the eccentric, so to speak, until the inipeller strikes the pin 101, when being released trom the drum, it will be returned to its initial position by the said pin.

The impellers 106 and 107 are kept in phase by the pins 101 which extend through both of them. i -Then the working face 118 of impeller 106 is operative, the working face 119 ct impeller 107 is also operative but because their res ective eccentrics are 180 apart, the said working; faces both drive the d ru in "forward.

A. very ii'nportant leature of the impeller mechanism is the placing oi? a series of antifriction rolls or balls 101 and between the eccentrics and their impellers, or by the use of some other expedient, reducing the friction between the impeller and the ecccntrio to a point where it will be lower than thatbetween the impeller and the drum. This substantially avoids causing the impeller to slide on and grind against the drum, as would otherwise occur when the impeller is under some pressure against the drum but is travelling slower than toe drum as must occur both at the beginning; and close of the period of contact between them, while the impeller is increasing its speed after the period of reversal and before it has reached its maximum speed at which it is substantially in synchronism with the drum and vice versa. Impellers or impeller shoes 106 and 107 are prox' ided respectively with an extension 108 and 109, apei cured at and 111 and a bottom extension apertured at 112, 113, 11 1-, and 115, 1.16, 111- and a foot 118 and. 119, (which may or may not be wider than the body portion of the impeller or which may be added to the body instead 01'' being made integral) curved to be complementary to the drum 120 surrounding these elements.

he pins 101 ot the plate 100 enter apertures 117- and 112. 121 is a pin carried by and fitting; the aperture 110 of impeller 106 which passes through aperture 116 of im pellcr 107, and 122 is a similar pin in aper ture I11 and passes through aperture 113 lhc above pair of imoellers and plate just described are duplicated but in the reverse order on sleeve 27 and have been given the same reference numerals but with 100 added so they will be 206, 207, etc. instead of 106 and 107, etc, as above described. More than pair of impellers could be carried on one sl ere if desired.

The drum 120 issupported on flanges or discs 12?) and .2a and rotation oi? the drum 120 routes the gear 86.

Operation.

ne 0110111531011 01 that embodiment of my invention which is illustrated in the drawings in the present case is as follows:

Rotation oi the driving shaft 20 by means ct its crank 2 1: oscillates the oscillator 37 about its pivot at? in the block 70. This oscillation causes rocker (arm 56, shaft 57 and arm 59) to rock which in turn oscillates lever 61. By means of the crank oscillator 38 is oscillated which being connected to lev r 60 by pin 68 oscillates that lever.

ll iovement ot' lever 61 back and forth oseillates sleeve 34-.

dovemcnt ot the sleeve during oscillation or rocking, carries with it the eccentrics 102 and 103 which first shift the impellers 106 and 107 longitudinally of themselves until they firmly engage with the inside pe riphery ot the drum 120 as shown in 5 when. continued movement of the eccentrics through the medium of the rollers 1041 and 105. causes the impellers and drum to move in a clockwise direction. The return oscillation of the ecce tries then first retracts the impeller by a movement longitudinally of itself and away from the said periphery to the position shown in Fin. *4, and finally the pins 101 carry the impeller back to too initial position' Thus, the impellers contact with the drum and impel it forward during their own forward movement but then on their return stroke they are free from the drum. Change of direction of the lever and sleeve again extends the impellers to grip and turn the drum as above described and these repeating steps are continued as long desired. The plat 100 by means of its pins 101 will cause the units to be positively changed in the direction of their movement to overcome any tendency for them to stick to the drum .120.

Movement of lever similarly oscillates sleeve 27 which in turn operates its pair of impellers 206 and 207 in exactly the same way as described for the sleeve 34 and impellers 106 and 1.07 except that their cycle is 180 behind that of 106 and 107 so that when 106 and 107 are free from the drum 120 as shown in Fig. 7, the other impellers 206 and 207 are in contact therewith. However, the pairs are so timed that one set grips the drum just before the other set lets go. In this way a continuity of drive of the drum is secured which prevents any jerking thereof. Rotation of the drum 120, through gear 86 meshing with gear 85 on collar 84;, is transmitted to the driven shaft 82.

As above described and with the pivot of the oscillators in the relation shown in the drawings (Fig. 1), the drum 120 will be turned at its speed nearest that of the driving shaft 20 for both the upper and lower arms of the oscillators will be given their greatest sweep. This in turn will give the levers 60 and 61 their greatest sweep, which through the sleeves 27 and 3 1 will give the impellers their greatest sweep of movement and propulsion of the drum 120. A the pivot bloclz is lowered (from the position shown in Fig. 1) by means of handle 7 8 and bent levers 72, the sweep of the oscillators is lessened and. their associated parts will move less together with the impellers so that the drum is mover, slower. Thus the speed of the drum (and driven shaft) can be varied in relation to the driving shaft 20 by l:: ring or raising the block 70 in which is pivoted the oscillators 37 and 38. At its lowest point, the pivot is so low and the sweep of the oscillators so slight together with their associated. parts, that the impellers do not move sufficiently to rotate the drum and in effect the whole mechanism idles.

Assuming the driving shaft 20 to be running uniformly with the oscillator pivots in lowest position and the mechanism idles. Upon raisin g the handle 7 8 to the first notch moving the pivot up one step, the mecha nism begins to function and the drum 120 is moved at its slowest relation to the driving shaft. No clutch in addition to the variable speed transmission elements is used. The sweep of the oscillators and associated parts is increased just enough and cause the impellers to move sufficiently to rotate the drum 120 slowly. Then the handle 78 is moved up another notch to speed up the driven shaft until the pivot of the oscillators has reached its highest point and the drum is going its fastest in relation to the driving shaft.

Then if the direct speed is required, the lever 87 is operated to slide coupling 8 1- along to disconnect gear 85 from gear 86 operated from the drum and gear 85 is caused to mesh with gear 26 keyed to driving shaft 20 so that the driving shaft and the driven shaft are then directly connected together and the variable speed mechanism is cut out so far as any driving goes.

Conversely, if the driven shaft is directly connected to the driving shaft as just described, and the operator desired to diminish its speed, the lever 87 is moved to the right in Fig. 1 which disconnects gear 85 from 26 and causes it to mesh with gear 86 which throws the variable speed mechanism into drivin operation again but at its ratio nearest 1 and then if less speed is desired, the pivot of the oscillators is lowered until the desired fractional ratio of speed is obtained.

This invention can be used in any machine where a control for variable speed is desirable and if used in such a machine, it can displace all'the usual clutches and meshing gears in the speed control mechanism. Examples of such use are: the entire auto motive field, all machine shop equipment as lathes, drills, slotters, etc, pumps, wind and water mills, boats and so forth; it being clearly understood that the invention is not limited to any special or particular use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a variable speed transmission mechanism, the combination of an element to be driven which has a surface of revolution, an impeller having a Working face that is complemental to said surface of revolution, an eccentric that is mounted on said center of revolution, means for oscillating said eccentric, said impeller being mounted on said eccentric, and rigid means for effecting the return stroke of said impeller.

2. In a variable speed transmission mechanism, the combination of an element to be driven which has a surface of revolution, an impeller having a working face that is complemental to said surface of revolution, an eccentric that is mounted on a center of revolution coincident with that of said surface of revolution, means for oscillating said eccentric, said impeller being mounted on said eccentric, and rigid means for efiecting the return stroke of said impeller and for limiting its return movement.

3. In a variable speed transmission mechanism, the combination of an element to be driven which has surface of revolution, an

impeller having; a Working face that is com plemcntal to said surface of revolution, an eccentric that is mounted on a shaft having an axis that is coincident with that of said surtace of revolutiot-i, means for oscillating said eccentric, said impeller being mounted on said eccentric, and positive in ans carried by said shaftfor effecting' the return stroke of said impeller.

l. In a variable speed transmission mecha nism, the combination of an element to be driven Wllijll has a surface of revolution, an impeller having a Working face that is complemental to said surface of revolution, an eccentric that is mounted on a ing that coincident with that of. said sin-face of revolution, means for os-illating said eccentric, said impeller being mounted on said eccentric, and automatic means carried hv said shaft for effecting; the return stroke of said impeller and for llifliting its return movement.

5. ln variable speed transmission mechanism, the combination an element to be driven Which has surface of lution, an impeller having working face that is conrplemental b0 said surface of revolution, an eccentric that is mounteu on a sha t having an axis that is coincident with that of said surface of revolution, means for oscillating said eccentric, said impeller being mounted on said eccentric, and rigi d means carried by said shaft for effecting the return stroke said impeller, and r engaging said im' pcllcr with said driven member.

6. in a variahl soeed transmission mechanism, the con bination of a rotatable men'iber to be driven, which member has a surface of revolution, and oscillatable members Whose centers of os illation coincident with the center of said. surface of revolution, eccentries mounted on said oscillatable members, impellers mounted on said eccentrics and having Working; faces that are complemental to said surface of revolution, and means for automatically shifting said impellers relative to said eccentrics to cause them to engage said driven member and to cause said impellers to return to initial position after the Working stroke.

i". in a variable speed transmission mechanism, the combination of rotatable moulhe to be driven, which member has a. surface of revolution, and oscillatable members whose centers of oscillation are coincident with the center of said surface of revolution, eccentrics mounted on said oscillatahlc members, impellers mounted on said eccentrics and having Working faces that are complemental to said surfaces of revolution, and means for automatically shifting said impellers relative to said eccentrics to cause them to engage said driven member and to cause said impellers to return to initial position after the Working stroke, said eccentrics and said controlling means being timed so as to cause said impellers to operate alternately.

O t v o. in a vai iaole speed transmission mechnrzn, the combination of an element to be driven which has a surface of revolution, an impeller having a working face that is complemental to said surface of revolution, an eccentric that 's mounted on a center of revocident with that of said surface ani n, the coni 'iination of an elen't-e to be olution,

driven Wh ch has a surface of re' an impeller having a Working face that is complemental to surface of revolution, an eccentric that is menu it l on a shaft havaxis that is coincident with that of said surface of revolution, means for oscilsaid eccentric, said impel er being mounted on said eccentric, positive means carried by said shaft for effecting the return stroke of said impe er, and means for oscillating said last-mentioned means.

l). lln a variable speed transmission mech anism, the combination of an element to he driven which has a surface of revolutionn an impeller having a working; face that is comr mental to said surface of revolution, an eccentric that is mounted on a shaft havinn an axis that is coincident ivita that of said surface of revolution, means for oscillating said eccentric, said impeller being mounted on said. eccentric, automatic means carried by said shaft for effecting the return stroke of said impeller and for limiting its return movement, and means for oscillating said limiting means.

ll. lln a variable speed transmission mechanism, the combination of an element to he driven which has surface of l(-,\"Ollll1lOD, an impeller having a ivoii'ulng face that is compleu'lental to said surface of revolution, an eccentric that is mounted on a shaft having an axis that is coinciden with that of said surface of revolution. means for oscillatinnsaid eccentric, sail; iumeller being mounted on said eccentric. rigid means rarriod by said rhaft for ctl'ectin the return stroke of said impeller and or engaging said impeller with said driven member, and means for oscillating said returning means.

12. In a variable speed transmission mechanisni, the combination of a rotatable memher to be driven, which member has a surface of revolution, and oscillatahle members Whose centers of oscillation are coincident with the center of said surface of revolution, eccentrics mounted on said oscillatable members, impellers mounted on said eccentrics and having Working faces that are compleill) capable of oscillatory movement and in- 'terconn-ectinp; the wo member means VHYYH'EQ the pivotal center of the 1mterme-d iary to determine the amplitude of its oscillations, a sleeve mechanism (flllVQTi i i-om said intermediary, and plurality of impeller shoes driven from said sleeve mecha nism.

14:. In combination, a driving member, a driven member, an oscillatory intermediary interconnecting the two members and rectilinearly shiitable to determine the amplitude of its oscillations, a sleeve me hanism driven from said intmm'iediary, and a plurality of adjacent impeller shoes driven from said sleeve mechanism,

15. In combination, driving; member, a driven member, an osci latory intermediary interr'aonncctingg the two members and. shiftable to positions varying the amplitude of its iiscill ens, sleeves operated from said intermediary, a rotary element associated with the driven member, friction surface can ried by said element, a plurality of impeller shoes supported from the sleeves and operable. into and out of engagement with said friction surface to impart the power impulses the driven member to the rotary el ei'uent,

'16. In combination, a driving member, a driven member, an oscillatory intermediary interconnecting the two members and shift lllllu to vary the amplitude of its oscillations, d um, a plurality oi oppositely directed impe ler shoes positioned on the driven H1031!- ber and cooperating with said drum to transsr" oi" the driven member to the mil moi drum '27, In combination, a driving member, a crank sleeve, an intermediary interconnection the driving member and crank sleeve, said intermediary being): positioned for oscillatory movement and shi Z table to vary the aa'ipl"u=ile oi its oscillations, a drum, an is-ipcllcr device eu'ibnoyiu r i-actinemcmhey-1.. a plurality ot said members being iuiuunwl or thrcranl"; sleeve and adapted to mil motion ll e crank-sleeve to drum. f i ciunbinution, driving: member, a i a sliding; rounecti between said n'ieinbcr and cranlcslecve sail connection being mounted. "for oscillatory movei'nent and shit table to vary the amplitude of oscillations, a drum, an impeller comprising a plurality of longitudinally movable co-acting members positioned on said cranksleeve and adapted to transmit motion from crank-sleeve to drum.

19. In combination, a driving member, a crank-sleeve, a compound sliding connection between said men'iber and crank-sleeve, said connection being mounted for osc movement and shiitable to vary the amplitude of its oscillations, a drum, a plurality of impellers mountec a rd radially extend ing from said crank-sleeve to alternatingly engage the drum and transmit movement of crank-slee e to the drum.

20. In combination with a transmission, an impeller mechanism having an element to be driven, an oscillatable sleeve, another oscillatable sleeve within the first sleeve, and a set of intermittent grip devices operated by each sleeve and adapted to rotate said element.

21. The device or" the preceding claim with the intermittent grip devices being slidable longitudinally of each other and means for preventing relative lateral movement there-or".

22. In combination in a transmission, an element to be driven, a plurality of oscillators pivoted intermediate of their length, a lever pivoted at one end for each oscillator, a connection between each co-acting oscillator and lover, a sleeve rocked by each lever, and a plurality of longitudinally movable oppositely directed grip devices operated by said sleeves adapted to rotate said element.

23. In combination, a driving member, adriven member, oscillators operated from the driving member. a lever pivoted at one end for each oscillator and connected thereto, whereby each oscillator oscillates its correspoiulino lever, a sleeve oscillated by each lever, an impeller device operated by each sleeve for driving; the driven element.

24. The deviceof claim 23 in which one oscillator is connected to its lever through the medium of a rock shaft.

25. In combination, a driving member, a driven member, a plurality oi osciilatable impellers for rotating the driven member, sleeve means concentric with the driven membe for operating; said iNlPQllQI'S HIHS on said sleeve n'ieaus, oscillators oscillated from the driving member. and hvrarrbshzrped levers t'ulerun' away from the center of said sleeve means and oscillated by said 0 cillators, said levers engaging said arms on said sleeve means nearer to the center oi said sleeve means than the luhiruui ot the levers wherelrv the sleeve means are oscillated through a relatively longmovement.

26. In a variable speed transmission, in combination a rotatable driven member having a surface of rotation, an impclling member having; a surface adapted to be pressed against said surface of rotation, an eccentric encircled by said impelling member mounted on an axis of rotation of said driven member and adapted to force said impelling member against said driven member, and means to cause the resistance to ro tation between said eccentric and said impelling member to be than that between. said surfaces and means for oscillating said eccentric.

27. In a variable speed transmission, in combination a rotatable driven member having a surface of rotation, an impelling member having a surface adapted to be pressed against said surface of rotation, eccentric mounted on. tle axis of rotation of said driven member and adapted to force Said impclling member said \illVQ/Il member, and a series of rollers interposed between said eccentric and said impelling" member and means for oscillating said eccentric.

28. In a variable speed transmission, the combination of rotatable driving and driven members, one of said members having a sur face of rotation, a cooperating member having a surface adapted to be pressed against said surface of rotation. an eccentric mounted on the axis of said surface of revolution and adapted, through engagement of said co-operating member with service of rotation, to transmit motion between said driving and driven member, and a series of rollers interposed between said eccentric and said co-operating member and means for oscillating said eccentric.

29. In a transmission, the combination of an element to be driven, intern'iittent grip devices for rotating the element oppositely directed and longitudinally movable on each other, and means for limiting the capacity of said devices for independent relative lateral movement.

30. a transmission, the combination of an element to be driven, oscillatablc sleeve, means for oscillating said sleeve and oppositely directed longitudinally movable devices encircling said sleeve and adapted to rotate said element,

The device of claim 30 with eccentric means between the devices and the said sleeve.

32. The device of claim 30 with eccentric means supported from the said sleeve and anti-friction means between the eccentric means and the devices.

38. In combination, in a transmission,v a driving shaft, and a driven shaft, two levers movable in opposite directions to counterl'ialance each other, linkages to operate the levers from the driving; shaft. and further linkages to operate the driven shaft from the levers.

4. In a variable speed transmission, in combination a member having an extended surface of revolution, a member having a less extended eomplemental. surface, means for forcing said surfaces together by a motion such that the surfaces shall be substantially parallel at the instant of engagement, for moving one of said members in the direction oi": motion desired to be given to the other u'iember, for disengag' said members and moving the driving member contra to the direction of said motion, and for re I said n'ienibers and automatic me n. giving said first-mentioued means successive worlzing strokes of varyspeeds. In a variable speed insinission, in combination a driven member and an impel ler member having complemental surfaces, ii -c ns for on 'ng said members by such a icnt that the instant of engage- .srd sur aces shall be substantially parl g the impeller 1 ember in the ion of motion, for disenga ing said 1 iipelier member, and eturning it in the opposi c direction, and automatic means for said n first-mentioned means .cccsworking strokes of varying speeds.

in a transmission, in combination, a i ab e driven mem Jer having a surface of lKVOill L'lC'll, an impeller member having a complemental. s rface. an oscillating eccen tric for forcing sa d surfaces together, said parts being so constructed that such surfaces shall approach each other in a parallel relation, means for moving said impeller in the direction of motion and anti-friction devices being ii'iterposcd between said eccentric and said impeller member.

In a variable speed transmission mechanism, the combination of element to be driven which has a surface of revolution, an impeller having a working .face that is adanted to have surface contact with said. sur cc of revolution, an eccentric that is n'iounted on a shaft having in axis that is coincident with that of said surface of revolution, means for oscillating said eccentric, said impeller being mounted on said eccentrio, and automatic means for effecting the return stroke or tie said impeller and for causing it thereafter to engage the driven member.

38. In a variable speed transmission mechanism, the combination of an element to be driven which has a an ".cc of revolution. an impeller having a morning face that is adapted to have surface contact with said surface of revolution, an eccentric that is mounted on a shaft having an axis that is coincident with that of said surface of revolution, means for oscillating; said eccentric, said impeller being mounted on said eccen" tric. and rigid means for elfecting the return else of the said impeller and for causing tnereafter to engage the driven member. in testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

Dill-E L VJ. DRlSCO'LL. 

